The Iranian government continued its violent crackdown on opposition protests over the weekend, leading the White House to issue a stern “You better cut that out!” memo. Some protesters, however, fought back by beating down Iranian security forces with night sticks of their own. |Yahoo/AP Photo|

Iranian artists have been blocked from shipping work for exhibition in the United States because the paintings contain the color green, according to the LA Times. “From the Streets of Iran” will still open tonight at Los Angeles’ Crewest Gallery, only without some of the emerald-colored urban art that Iranian postal inspectors decided was unsuitable to send. Worn by Mousavi supporters prior to the election, the color green has become a Twitter meme as well as a protest symbol against purported voting fraud. However, the color censorship has only strengthened the organizer’s resolve to go on with the show, still featuring some blatantly revolutionary themes that the censors failed to catch.

Images via Crewest

Although the media has mostly overblown the role that Twitter has played in the uprisings surrounding the Iranian elections with most people on the ground are still relying on SMS texts and good ol’ word of mouth, there’s no denying the impact its had on the micro-blogging community. From rappers to porn stars and celebrities, everyone’s getting in on the revolutionary action. And now with this Twitter application that automatically adds a green overlay to avatars, armchair activism has never been so convenient. ANIMAL decided to take a look at the eclectic mix of personalities who’ve gone green for the cause, see some of them below. Read more »

The revolution will be marginalized. While the concept of dissidents in Iran tweeting news and using the internet as a lifeline is endearing, there’s also those who are exploiting it for truly noble purposes.

As you might have noticed, Iran is in the middle of a quasi-revolution and with today’s advancement in social networking, the whole world really is watching/reading. What are you doing to show support? If you’ve already changed your Twitter profile to GMT +3:30 (Tehran time) and turned your avatar green, but still want to express solidarity, you might want to check out this cheapy line of revolutionary inspired Cafe Press t-shirts that mostly reappropriates and parodies Shepard Fairey’s iconic ‘Hope’ image, which like the election, may have also been stolen.

Following a riotous election in Tehran, a man whitewashes campaign slogans painted on the wall in support of Mousavi and Ahamdinejad. |Big Picture|